Talk:Nikephoros Melissenos

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March 24, 2011	Good article nominee	Listed

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Byzantine general Nikephoros Melissenos proclaimed himself emperor, but submitted to his brother-in-law, Alexios I Komnenos, in exchange for the title of Caesar?

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Eudokia Komnene[edit]

He was married to Eudokia Komnene, her brother Alexios I Komnenos. Correct! But link of Eudokia Komnene adressing to daughter of the sebastokratōr Isaac Komnenos by his second wife, Irene Synadene.--User:Yzkoc (talk) 20:43, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 03:22, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Working Will aim to complete this review by tomorrow. –Grondemar 03:23, 4 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Grondemar is mostly inactive right now, with the time he does have going to his FAC, as it should. As a result, I'll take over the review. I should have my comments up soon. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 03:22, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Here are the issues I found:

Philippopolis currently links to a disambiguation page, but not sure if anything can be done about it in this instance.
"In the turbulent period after the Battle of Manzikert (1071)," I'd just say ..Manzikert in 1071, parentheses don't help much there
"Already sometime before 1067, Nikephoros married Eudokia Komnene," Already feels a bit awkward; i'd just remove it.
"and might refuse to treat with him later" I'd prefer saying something like 'refuse to sign a treaty with' just to make it clearer.

I'll put the article on hold and will pass it when the issues are fixed. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 02:50, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking the time! I think I've fixed the issues you raised. Is there anything else? As a non-expert on the subject, how does the article read in terms of style and clarity? Constantine ✍ 10:55, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There are parts where it feels a bit iffy, but I think that's more because of my attempting to juggle all the names and places rather than any actual problems. I'll read again to double-check, and I'll pass it if there are no further problems. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 13:08, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

After another read-through I see no issues. The prose feels a bit heavy, but on an 11th century historical figure there's really no way around that. As such I'll pass the article as a GA. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 03:34, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll check the article again for the prose, and probably submit it for a copyedit. Thanks again for your time and best regards, Constantine ✍ 09:21, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]